high-stakes gambling; risky venture
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to gamble with huge stakes; to risk a large sum of money in betting
Literal meaning refers to high-stakes gambling, often in casinos or illegal settings. Can also be used metaphorically for any high-risk venture.
Tā他
zài在
yī一
chǎng场
háo豪
dǔ赌
zhōng中
shū输
le了
jǐ几
shí十
wàn万
yuán元
。
He lost hundreds of thousands of yuan in a high-stakes gambling session.
Nà那
ge个
fù富
shāng商
yīn因
wéi为
chén沉
mí迷
háo豪
dǔ赌
ér而
pò破
chǎn产
le了
。
That wealthy merchant went bankrupt because he was addicted to high-stakes gambling.
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Tóu投
zī资
zhè这
ge个
wèi未
jīng经
cè测
shì试
de的
xiàng项
mù目
wú无
yì异
yú于
yī一
chǎng场
shāng商
yè业
háo豪
dǔ赌
。
Investing in this untested project is tantamount to a high-stakes business gamble.
Jǐng警
fāng方
dǎo捣
huǐ毁
le了
yī一
ge个
mì秘
mì密
háo豪
dǔ赌
wō窝
diǎn点
。
The police busted a secret high-stakes gambling den.